OBJECTIVES To investigate the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders, especially symptomatic osteoarthrosis (OA) of the knee and hip, health and lifestyle factors among physical education (PE) ...

Correspondence to Dr Tyler D. Quinn, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; yhh7{at}cdc.gov Background ...

Role of female sex and occupational exposures when examining the rates and risks of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) ...

MRC Environmental Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK Correspondence to: Professor C Cooper Professor of Rheumatology, MRC Environmental ...

Objectives To compare the quality of life (QoL) in three groups of workers suffering or not from shoulder pain (SP) lasting more than one month during the preceding 12 months. Method Between 2002–2005 ...

Background: Dysmenorrhoea is the most common gynaecological disorder in women of reproductive age. Despite the association between stress and pregnancy outcomes, few studies have examined the possible ...

Relations between working conditions and mental health status of female hospital workers were studied in a sample of 1505 women: 43% were nurses, 32% auxiliaries, and 7% ancillary staff; 13% were ...

Objectives Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and silicosis are associated with exposure to crystalline silica. We determined the exposure to respirable crystalline silica and estimated ...

Correspondence to Professor Juxiang Yuan, School of Public Health, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei 063210, China; yuanjx{at}ncst.edu.cn Objectives In a 24/7 society, ...

2 Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China 3 Xuzhou Mining Group Company Ltd., Xuzhou, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China Aims: To ...

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